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Walker TA, Grainger R, Quirke T, Roos R, Sherwood J, Mackereth G, Kiedrzynski T, Eyre R, Paine S, Wood T, Jagroop A, Baker MG, Jones N. Reactive arthritis incidence in a community cohort following a large waterborne campylobacteriosis outbreak in Havelock North, New Zealand. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e060173. [PMID: 35667727 PMCID: PMC9171216 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES In August 2016, Campylobacter spp contaminated an untreated reticulated water supply resulting in a large-scale gastroenteritis outbreak affecting an estimated 8320 people. We aimed to determine the incidence of probable reactive arthritis (ReA) cases in individuals with culture-confirmed campylobacteriosis (CC), self-reported probable campylobacteriosis (PC) and those reporting no diarrhoea (ND). DESIGN We conducted a retrospective cohort study to identify incidence of probable ReA cases. We identified cases with new ReA symptoms using an adapted acute ReA (AReA) telephone questionnaire. Those reporting ≥1 symptom underwent a telephone interview with the study rheumatologist. Probable ReA was defined as spontaneous onset of pain suggestive of inflammatory arthritis in ≥1 previously asymptomatic joint for ≥3 days occurring ≤12 weeks after outbreak onset. SETTING Population-based epidemiological study in Havelock North, New Zealand. PARTICIPANTS We enrolled notified CC cases with gastroenteritis symptom onsets 5 August 2016-6 September 2016 and conducted a telephone survey of households supplied by the contaminated water source to enrol PC and ND cases. RESULTS One hundred and six (47.3%) CC, 47 (32.6%) PC and 113 (34.3%) ND cases completed the AReA telephone questionnaire. Of those reporting ≥1 new ReA symptom, 45 (75.0%) CC, 13 (68.4%) PC and 14 (82.4%) ND cases completed the rheumatologist telephone interview. Nineteen CC, 4 PC and 2 ND cases developed probable ReA, resulting in minimum incidences of 8.5%, 2.8% and 0.6% and maximum incidences of 23.9%, 12.4% and 2.15%. DISCUSSION We describe high probable ReA incidences among gastroenteritis case types during a very large Campylobacter gastroenteritis outbreak using a resource-efficient method that is feasible to employ in future outbreaks.
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- Tiffany A Walker
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, The New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand
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- Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Napier, The New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, The New Zealand
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- School of Health and Sport Science, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, The New Zealand
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, The New Zealand
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- Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Napier, The New Zealand
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Geoghegan JL, Douglas J, Ren X, Storey M, Hadfield J, Silander OK, Freed NE, Jelley L, Jefferies S, Sherwood J, Paine S, Huang S, Sporle A, Baker MG, Murdoch DR, Drummond AJ, Welch D, Simpson CR, French N, Holmes EC, de Ligt J. Use of Genomics to Track Coronavirus Disease Outbreaks, New Zealand. Emerg Infect Dis 2021; 27:1317-1322. [PMID: 33900175 PMCID: PMC8084492 DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.204579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Real-time genomic sequencing has played a major role in tracking the global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), contributing greatly to disease mitigation strategies. In August 2020, after having eliminated the virus, New Zealand experienced a second outbreak. During that outbreak, New Zealand used genomic sequencing in a primary role, leading to a second elimination of the virus. We generated genomes from 78% of the laboratory-confirmed samples of SARS-CoV-2 from the second outbreak and compared them with the available global genomic data. Genomic sequencing rapidly identified that virus causing the second outbreak in New Zealand belonged to a single cluster, thus resulting from a single introduction. However, successful identification of the origin of this outbreak was impeded by substantial biases and gaps in global sequencing data. Access to a broader and more heterogenous sample of global genomic data would strengthen efforts to locate the source of any new outbreaks.
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Dineen RA, Blanchard CV, Pszczolkowski S, Paine S, Prasad M, Chow G, Whitehouse WP, Auer DP. Accumulation of Brain Hypointense Foci on Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging in Childhood Ataxia Telangiectasia. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:1144-1150. [PMID: 33832956 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE SWI hypointense cerebral lesions have been reported in adults with the inherited cerebellar neurodegenerative disorder ataxia telangiectasia. This study aims to establish the prevalence, age-dependency, and spatial distribution of these lesions in children and young people with ataxia telangiectasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants with classic ataxia telangiectasia and matched controls underwent SWI acquisition at 3T at 1 or 2 time points. SWI hypointense lesions were manually labeled according to the Microbleed Anatomical Rating Scale. Differences in prevalence of lesion number between groups with ataxia telangiectasia and without ataxia telangiectasia were tested with the Fisher exact test, and differences in age between participants with ataxia telangiectasia with and without lesions were tested using independent samples Mann-Whitney U test. The relationship between age and lesion number was modeled as an exponential function. RESULTS Analyzable SWI datasets from 17 participants with ataxia telangiectasia (with median age at first scan of 12.4 years; range, 4.6-20.2 years; 8 [47%] were female) and 22 matched healthy controls showed prevalence of SWI hypointense lesions in 41% of participants with ataxia telangiectasia and 0% in controls (P = .001, Fisher exact test). Lesions were exclusively supratentorial and predominantly lobar. Participants with ataxia telangiectasia with SWI hypointense lesions were older than those without (median age 5.2 years versus 9.3 years, U = 10.5, P = .014). An exponential curve described the relationship between age and lesion number (R 2 = 0.67). CONCLUSIONS SWI hypointense lesions are common in children and young people with ataxia telangiectasia, accumulating from 12 years of age onward. In contrast to cerebellar-dominant neurodegeneration in ataxia telangiectasia, SWI hypointense lesions were exclusively supratentorial. Further investigation is needed to establish the clinical relevance of these imaging-detected lesions.
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- R A Dineen
- Radiological Sciences, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D., C.V.B., S.Pszczolkowski, D.P.A.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
- Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre (R.A.D., D.P.A.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
- National Institute for Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (D.P.A.), Nottingham, England
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- Radiological Sciences, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D., C.V.B., S.Pszczolkowski, D.P.A.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
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- Radiological Sciences, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D., C.V.B., S.Pszczolkowski, D.P.A.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
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- Department of Pathology (S. Paine), Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Nottingham, England
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- Nottingham Children's Hospital (M.P., G.C., W.P.W.), Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Nottingham, England
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- Nottingham Children's Hospital (M.P., G.C., W.P.W.), Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Nottingham, England
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- Nottingham Children's Hospital (M.P., G.C., W.P.W.), Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Nottingham, England
- Division of Child Health (W.P.W.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
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- Radiological Sciences, Division of Clinical Neuroscience (R.A.D., C.V.B., S.Pszczolkowski, D.P.A.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
- Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre (R.A.D., D.P.A.), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
- National Institute for Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (D.P.A.), Nottingham, England
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The rate of yersiniosis in New Zealand (NZ) is high compared with other developed countries, and rates have been increasing over recent years. Typically, >99% of human cases in NZ are attributed to Yersinia enterocolitica (YE), although in 2014, a large outbreak of 220 cases was caused by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Up until 2012, the most common NZ strain was YE biotype 4. The emergent strain since this time is YE biotype 2/3 serotype O:9. The pathogenic potential of some YE biotypes remains unclear. Most human cases of yersiniosis are considered sporadic without an identifiable source. Key restrictions in previous investigations included insufficient sensitivity for the isolation of Yersinia spp. from foods, although foodborne transmission is the most likely route of infection. In NZ, YE has been isolated from a variety of sick and healthy domestic and farm animals but the pathways from zoonotic reservoir to human remain unproven. Whole-genome sequencing provides unprecedented discriminatory power for typing Yersinia and is now being applied to NZ epidemiological investigations. A "One-Health" approach is necessary to elucidate the routes of transmission of Yersinia and consequently inform targeted interventions for the prevention and management of yersiniosis in NZ.
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- Lucia Rivas
- Christchurch Science Centre, Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand;
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- National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Upper Hutt, Wellington 5018, New Zealand;
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- Kenepuru Science Centre, Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Porirua, Wellington 5022, New Zealand; (S.P.); (J.W.)
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- Kenepuru Science Centre, Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Porirua, Wellington 5022, New Zealand; (S.P.); (J.W.)
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- National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Upper Hutt, Wellington 5018, New Zealand;
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Jefferies S, French N, Gilkison C, Graham G, Hope V, Marshall J, McElnay C, McNeill A, Muellner P, Paine S, Prasad N, Scott J, Sherwood J, Yang L, Priest P. COVID-19 in New Zealand and the impact of the national response: a descriptive epidemiological study. Lancet Public Health 2020; 5:e612-e623. [PMID: 33065023 PMCID: PMC7553903 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30225-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND In early 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand implemented graduated, risk-informed national COVID-19 suppression measures aimed at disease elimination. We investigated their impacts on the epidemiology of the first wave of COVID-19 in the country and response performance measures. METHODS We did a descriptive epidemiological study of all laboratory-confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and all patients tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in New Zealand from Feb 2 to May 13, 2020, after which time community transmission ceased. We extracted data from the national notifiable diseases database and the national SARS-CoV-2 test results repository. Demographic features and disease outcomes, transmission patterns (source of infection, outbreaks, household transmission), time-to-event intervals, and testing coverage were described over five phases of the response, capturing different levels of non-pharmaceutical interventions. Risk factors for severe outcomes (hospitalisation or death) were examined with multivariable logistic regression and time-to-event intervals were analysed by fitting parametric distributions using maximum likelihood estimation. FINDINGS 1503 cases were detected over the study period, including 95 (6·3%) hospital admissions and 22 (1·5%) COVID-19 deaths. The estimated case infection rate per million people per day peaked at 8·5 (95% CI 7·6-9·4) during the 10-day period of rapid response escalation, declining to 3·2 (2·8-3·7) in the start of lockdown and progressively thereafter. 1034 (69%) cases were imported or import related, tending to be younger adults, of European ethnicity, and of higher socioeconomic status. 702 (47%) cases were linked to 34 outbreaks. Severe outcomes were associated with locally acquired infection (crude odds ratio [OR] 2·32 [95% CI 1·40-3·82] compared with imported), older age (adjusted OR ranging from 2·72 [1·40-5·30] for 50-64 year olds to 8·25 [2·59-26·31] for people aged ≥80 years compared with 20-34 year olds), aged residential care residency (adjusted OR 3·86 [1·59-9·35]), and Pacific peoples (adjusted OR 2·76 [1·14-6·68]) and Asian (2·15 [1·10-4·20]) ethnicities relative to European or other. Times from illness onset to notification and isolation progressively decreased and testing increased over the study period, with few disparities and increasing coverage of females, Māori, Pacific peoples, and lower socioeconomic groups. INTERPRETATION New Zealand's response resulted in low relative burden of disease, low levels of population disease disparities, and the initial achievement of COVID-19 elimination. FUNDING Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment Strategic Scientific Investment Fund, and Ministry of Health, New Zealand.
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- Sarah Jefferies
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Porirua, New Zealand.
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Porirua, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Porirua, New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Population Health and Prevention Directorate, Ministry of Health, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Porirua, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Porirua, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Porirua, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Porirua, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Porirua, New Zealand
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- Epi-interactive, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Nisa S, Wilkinson DA, Angelin-Bonnet O, Paine S, Cullen K, Wight J, Baker MG, Benschop J. Diverse Epidemiology of Leptospira serovars Notified in New Zealand, 1999-2017. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9100841. [PMID: 33066613 PMCID: PMC7602385 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9100841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Leptospirosis in New Zealand has been strongly associated with animal-contact occupations and with serovars Hardjo and Pomona. However, recent data suggest changes in these patterns, hence, serovar-specific epidemiology of leptospirosis from 1999 to 2017 was investigated. The 19-year average annual incidence is 2.01/100,000. Early (1999-2007) and late (2008-2017) study period comparisons showed a significant increase in notifications with serovar Ballum (IRR: 1.59, 95% CI: 1.22-2.09) in all cases and serovar Tarassovi (IRR: 1.75, 95% CI: 1.13-2.78) in Europeans and a decrease in notifications with serovars Hardjo and Pomona in all cases. Incidences of Ballum peaked in winter, Hardjo peaked in spring and Tarassovi peaked in summer. Incidence was highest in Māori (2.24/100,000) with dominant serovars being Hardjo and Pomona. Stratification by occupation showed meat workers had the highest incidence of Hardjo (57.29/100,000) and Pomona (45.32/100,000), farmers had the highest incidence of Ballum (11.09/100,000) and dairy farmers had the highest incidence of Tarassovi (12.59/100,000). Spatial analysis showed predominance of Hardjo and Pomona in Hawke's Bay, Ballum in West Coast and Northland and Tarassovi in Waikato, Taranaki and Northland. This study highlights the serovar-specific heterogeneity of human leptospirosis in New Zealand that should be considered when developing control and prevention strategies.
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- Shahista Nisa
- Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory, Hopkirk Research Institute, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand;
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- New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand;
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, College of Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand;
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Wellington 5022, New Zealand; (S.P.); (K.C.); (J.W.)
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Wellington 5022, New Zealand; (S.P.); (K.C.); (J.W.)
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Wellington 5022, New Zealand; (S.P.); (K.C.); (J.W.)
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington 6021, New Zealand;
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- Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory, Hopkirk Research Institute, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand;
- Global Leptospirosis Environmental Action Network, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +64-6-359-9099 (ext. 83994)
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Curtis E, Paine S, Jiang Y, Jones P, Raumati I, Tomash I, Healey O, Reid P. Examining emergency department inequities between Māori and non-Māori: do they exist? Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Despite Māori (Indigenous population of New Zealand, NZ) having high Emergency Department (ED) use, few studies have explored for ethnic inequities in ED within NZ. ED healthcare can be time-pressured, complex and demanding. Clinical decision-making in this context may facilitate provider prejudice, stereotyping and bias.
The Examining Emergency Department Inequities (EEDI) is a retrospective observational study, designed from a Kaupapa Māori Research position, examining ED admissions in NZ between 2006 and 2012 using the existing Shorter Stays in Emergency Department National Research Project dataset combined with clinical information extracted from NZ’s National Minimum Dataset. The key predictor variable is patient ethnicity with covariates: sex, age-group, area deprivation, mode of presentation, referral method, Australasian Triage Scale and the Multimorbidity Measure (M3 Index) for co-morbidities. Generalised linear regression models investigated the associations between pre-admission variables and the measures of ED care, and mortality.
There were a total of 5,972,102 ED events (1,168,944 Māori, 4,803,158 non-Māori). We found an increasing proportion of ED events/year, a higher proportion of Māori ED events from younger age groups and areas of high deprivation compared to non-Māori. Māori had a higher proportion of self-referral and were triaged to be seen within a longer timeframe compared to non-Māori. After controlling for year of ED event, gender, triage category, age at presentation, NZ Deprivation decile and M3 Comorbidity score: Māori had shorter ED arrival to assessment time; shorter ED Length of Stay and less Access Block (>8 hour ED LOS before ward admission). Despite this, Māori mortality within ED or within 10 days of discharge was higher than non-Māori.
These findings suggest different patterns in ED usage between Māori and non-Māori. Of concern, inequities in mortality exist despite positive indicators of ED care.
Key messages
There is evidence of different patterns in emergency department use between Māori and non-Māori in New Zealand. Māori:non-Māori inequities in mortality exist despite positive indicators of emergency department care.
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- E Curtis
- Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Counties Manukau District Health Board, New Zealand
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- Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Gilpin BJ, Walker T, Paine S, Sherwood J, Mackereth G, Wood T, Hambling T, Hewison C, Brounts A, Wilson M, Scholes P, Robson B, Lin S, Cornelius A, Rivas L, Hayman DT, French NP, Zhang J, Wilkinson DA, Midwinter AC, Biggs PJ, Jagroop A, Eyre R, Baker MG, Jones N. A large scale waterborne Campylobacteriosis outbreak, Havelock North, New Zealand. J Infect 2020; 81:390-395. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.06.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Muller D, Paine S, Wu LJ, Signal TL. 0356 Associations Between Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Deprivation and Preschoolers’ Sleep Health in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Sleep 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
In Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ) ethnic and socioeconomic inequities exist in adult sleep health but less is known about relationships between ethnicity, socioeconomic position and sleep in early childhood.
Methods
Maternally-completed questionnaire data from a pregnancy-birth cohort were analysed cross-sectionally. Log-binomial regression models investigated independent associations between ethnicity, socioeconomic position and sleep of 340 Māori (Indigenous) and 570 non-Māori 3-4 year olds. Independent variables included child ethnicity, gender, area-level deprivation (NZDep quintiles; 5=most deprived) and individual-level deprivation (NZiDep scores 1-5; 5=most deprived). Dependent variables included typical weekday and weekend sleep duration (<10hrs/10-13hrs), difference in week/weekend sleep duration (>1hr/≤1hr) and midsleep time (≥1hr/<1hr), problems falling asleep and problematic sleep patterns (no vs. moderate/large problem).
Results
Māori preschoolers were more likely to have short sleep (weekdays: PR=2.23, 95% CI 1.31-3.82; weekends: PR=2.04, 95% CI 1.24-3.36), week/weekend sleep duration difference >1hr (PR=2.47, 95% CI 1.59-3.84), week/weekend midsleep difference ≥1hr (PR=2.38, 95% CI 1.30-4.36) and a moderate/large problem falling asleep (PR=1.43, 95% CI 1.00-2.06) than non-Māori preschoolers. Preschoolers living in most deprived areas were more likely to have short sleep on weekdays (NZDep quintile 4: PR=3.91, 95% CI 1.43-10.72; NZDep quintile 5: PR=4.14, 95% CI 1.54-11.12) and week/weekend sleep duration difference >1hr (NZDep quintile 4: PR=2.34, 95% CI 1.23-4.43) than preschoolers in least deprived areas. Children with higher individual-level deprivation scores were more likely to have short sleep on weekends (NZiDep 5: PR=2.38, 95% CI 1.21-4.67) and a moderate/large problem falling asleep (NZiDep 3: PR=1.72, 95% CI 1.10-2.67) compared to children with lowest scores.
Conclusion
Ethnic and socioeconomic sleep health inequities exist as early as 3 years of age in NZ. Socio-political drivers of social and economic disadvantage experienced by Māori children and children from families who hold low socioeconomic position must be addressed to achieve equitable sleep health early in the lifecourse.
Support
Funding support was provided by Massey University New Zealand (Massey University Strategic Innovation Fund; Massey University Research Fund; and Massey University Doctoral Scholarship) and the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC 09/233, 08/547).
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- D Muller
- Massey University, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
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- University of Auckland, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
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- Massey University, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
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- Massey University, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
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HARFORD A, Jiang H, Paine S, Pankratz V, Gul A, Zager P. SAT-085 PATIENT LEVEL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE TRANSPLANT EVALUATION PROCESS IN A NOT FOR PROFIT DIALYSIS PROVIDER. Kidney Int Rep 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Strydom H, Wang J, Paine S, Dyet K, Cullen K, Wright J. Evaluating sub-typing methods for pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica to support outbreak investigations in New Zealand. Epidemiol Infect 2019; 147:e186. [PMID: 31364520 PMCID: PMC6518587 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268819000773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Abstract
Incidence of human yersiniosis in New Zealand has increased between 2013 and 2017. For surveillance and outbreak investigations it is essential that an appropriate level of discrimination between pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica isolates is provided, in order to support epidemiological linking of connected cases. Subtyping of 227 Y. enterocolitica isolates was performed using a range of different typing methods, including biotyping, serotyping and seven loci multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA). In addition, core genome single-nucleotide polymorphism (core SNP) analysis and multi-locus sequence typing were performed on a subset of 69 isolates. Sixty-seven different MLVA types were identified. One MLVA profile was associated with an outbreak in the Bay of Plenty region, supported by epidemiological data. Core SNP analysis showed that all the outbreak-related isolates clustered together. The subtyping and epidemiological evidence suggests that the outbreak of yersiniosis in the Bay of Plenty region between October and December 2016 could be attributed to a point source. However, subtyping results further suggest that the same clone was isolated from several regions between August 2016 and March 2017. Core SNP analysis and MLVA typing failed to differentiate between Y. enterocolitica biotype 2 and biotype 3. For this reason, we propose that these biotypes should be reported as a single type namely: Y. enterocolitica biotype 2/3 and that the serotype should be prioritised as an indicator of prevalence.
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- H. Strydom
- Institute of Environmental Science & Research (ESR), Porirua, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science & Research (ESR), Porirua, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science & Research (ESR), Porirua, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science & Research (ESR), Porirua, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science & Research (ESR), Porirua, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science & Research (ESR), Porirua, New Zealand
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Paine S, Thornley C, Wilson M, Dufour M, Sexton K, Miller J, King G, Bell S, Bandaranayake D, Mackereth G. An outbreak of multiple serotypes of salmonella in New Zealand linked to consumption of contaminated tahini imported from Turkey. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2015; 11:887-92. [PMID: 25393669 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2014.1773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A widespread salmonellosis outbreak linked to consumption of hummus made from contaminated tahini imported from Turkey occurred in New Zealand in November 2012. This article summarizes the outbreak detection, investigation, and control. The New Zealand Enteric Reference Laboratory alerted public health units regarding a cluster of 11 persons with Salmonella Montevideo infection identified from different regions of the North Island of New Zealand. A multiagency outbreak investigation commenced to determine the source of illness and prevent further transmission. Salmonellosis is a notifiable disease in New Zealand. Outbreak cases were identified through routine salmonellosis notifications, and interviewed using a standardized questionnaire to identify common exposures. Clinical and food isolates were initially characterized by serotyping and then further typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). PFGE profiles were sent to PulseNet and international alerts were posted. The scope of the investigation widened to include persons with either Salmonella Maastricht and Salmonella Mbandaka infection following detection of these serotypes in tahini epidemiologically linked to laboratory-confirmed cases. All three of the tahini-associated serotypes were detected in people who had consumed tahini, and these were found to have PFGE profiles indistinguishable from the tahini isolates. Twenty-seven salmonellosis cases infected with at least one of the three tahini-associated Salmonella serotypes were detected between September 1 and December 31, 2012; of these, 16 (59%) cases (12 with Salmonella Montevideo, 3 with Salmonella Mbandaka, and 1 with Salmonella Maastricht infection) had PFGE patterns indistinguishable from the outbreak profile. The investigation led to a trade withdrawal and consumer recall for tahini sesame paste from the consignment and products containing this tahini. The outbreak ceased following the recall. The importer of the implicated tahini was reminded of his duties as a food importer, including ensuring appropriate product testing. Changes to New Zealand legislation strengthened food safety responsibilities of food importers.
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- Shevaun Paine
- 1 Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd. , Wellington, New Zealand
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Zager P, Horowitz B, Harford A, Myers O, Paine S. FP692COMPARING EFFECTS OF DIALYSATE AND SERUM SODIUM CONCENTRATIONS ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfv183.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Moore NE, Wang J, Hewitt J, Croucher D, Williamson DA, Paine S, Yen S, Greening GE, Hall RJ. Metagenomic analysis of viruses in feces from unsolved outbreaks of gastroenteritis in humans. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 53:15-21. [PMID: 25339401 PMCID: PMC4290914 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02029-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The etiology of an outbreak of gastroenteritis in humans cannot always be determined, and ∼25% of outbreaks remain unsolved in New Zealand. It is hypothesized that novel viruses may account for a proportion of unsolved cases, and new unbiased high-throughput sequencing methods hold promise for their detection. Analysis of the fecal metagenome can reveal the presence of viruses, bacteria, and parasites which may have evaded routine diagnostic testing. Thirty-one fecal samples from 26 gastroenteritis outbreaks of unknown etiology occurring in New Zealand between 2011 and 2012 were selected for de novo metagenomic analysis. A total data set of 193 million sequence reads of 150 bp in length was produced on an Illumina MiSeq. The metagenomic data set was searched for virus and parasite sequences, with no evidence of novel pathogens found. Eight viruses and one parasite were detected, each already known to be associated with gastroenteritis, including adenovirus, rotavirus, sapovirus, and Dientamoeba fragilis. In addition, we also describe the first detection of human parechovirus 3 (HPeV3) in Australasia. Metagenomics may thus provide a useful audit tool when applied retrospectively to determine where routine diagnostic processes may have failed to detect a pathogen.
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- Nicole E Moore
- Health Programme, Institute of Environmental Science & Research, National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
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- Health Programme, Institute of Environmental Science & Research, National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
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- Norovirus Reference Laboratory, Institute of Environmental Science & Research, Kenepuru Science Centre, Porirua, New Zealand
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- Norovirus Reference Laboratory, Institute of Environmental Science & Research, Kenepuru Science Centre, Porirua, New Zealand
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- Health Programme, Institute of Environmental Science & Research, National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
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- Health Programme, Institute of Environmental Science & Research, National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
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- Health Programme, Institute of Environmental Science & Research, National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
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- Norovirus Reference Laboratory, Institute of Environmental Science & Research, Kenepuru Science Centre, Porirua, New Zealand
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- Health Programme, Institute of Environmental Science & Research, National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
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Garcia A, Sloan A, Paine S, Kimler-Altobelli K. Moving Hysteroscopic Surgery Out of the Operating Room: An Analysis of Myomectomy and Polypectomy Procedures Performed Using Office Hysteroscopic Morcellation. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2014.08.364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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McCallum L, Paine S, Sexton K, Dufour M, Dyet K, Wilson M, Campbell D, Bandaranayake D, Hope V. An Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Phage Type 42 Associated with the Consumption of Raw Flour. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2013; 10:159-64. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2012.1282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Lisa McCallum
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand
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Takahashi K, Shibasaki A, Hirose T, Kaneko K, Nakamura M, Ohba K, Kato I, Totsune K, Zumrutdal A, Calayoglu R, Mescigil P, Kutlay S, Sengul S, Erturk S, Ibrahim M, Ahmed T, Awadalla A, El Naggar A, Yokoyama T, Onodera Y, Shimonaka Y, Sasaki Y, Kuragano T, Furuta M, Kida A, Kitamura R, Yahiro M, Otaki T, Hasuike Y, Nonoguchi H, Nishihara F, Nakanishi T, Sedlackova T, Racek J, Trefil L, Eiselt J, Kielberger L, Malanova L, Youssef D, Tawfeek D, Desoki T, Khalifa N, Takasawa K, Takaeda C, Higuchi M, Maeda T, Tomosugi N, Bratescu LO, Barsan L, Garneata L, Stanciu A, Lipan M, Stancu SH, Mircescu G, Zager P, Paine S, Myers O, Chang JH, Jung JY, Lee HH, Chung W, Kim S, Tutal E, Erkmen Uyar M, Sezer S, Bal Z, Wabel P, Machek P, Moissl U, Chamney P, Jirka T, Moissl U, Wabel P, Chamney P, Wieskotten S, Amato C, Mari F, Korol L, Dudar I, Van Wyck D, Goykhman I, Weldon J, Krishnan M, Nissenson A, Kinugasa E, Sanaka T, Mochizuki T, Kuno T, Kojima K, Kobayashi S, Satoh M, Noiri E, Kusano E, Owada S, Shimada N, Nakao K, Nakazawa R, Nishimura H, Tomo T, Shigematsu T, Maeda T, Rottembourg J, Guerin A, Diaconita M, Dumont JC, Dansaert A, Chailimpamontree W, Gojaseni P, Pajareya T, Chittinandana A, Bachmakov I, Meissner R, Benkenstein C, Migliori M, Bernabini G, Beati S, Paoletti S, De Pietro S, Ferrandello FP, Panichi V, Senol E, Ersoy A, Erdinc S, Sarandol E, Mikami S, Hamano T, Iba O, Inoue T, Toki M, Takamitsu Y, Mikami H, Fujii M. Anaemia in CKD 5D. Clin Kidney J 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/4.s2.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ward R, Crevel R, Bell I, Khandke N, Ramsay C, Paine S. A vision for allergen management best practice in the food industry. Trends Food Sci Technol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2010.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Talbot K, Lowe J, Ansorge O, Hilton D, Baumer D, Paine S, Turner M. PATU5 Characterisation of fused in sarcoma pathology and FUS mutations in juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with basophilic inclusions. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.226340.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Kelly PM, Mercer GN, Glass K, Paine S. Author’s reply: Estimation of the reproduction number for 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in the presence of imported cases. Euro Surveill 2010. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.15.29.19623-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- P M Kelly
- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Wallaceville, New Zealand
- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Paine S, Mercer GN, Kelly PM, Bandaranayake D, Baker MG, Huang QS, Mackereth G, Bissielo A, Glass K, Hope V. Transmissibility of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in New Zealand: effective reproduction number and influence of age, ethnicity and importations. Euro Surveill 2010; 15:19591. [PMID: 20576236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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The first wave of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) has subsided in New Zealand as in other southern hemisphere countries. This study aimed to estimate the effective reproduction number (R) of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) taking into account imported cases. It also aimed to show the temporal variation of R throughout the New Zealand epidemic, changes in age- and ethnicity-specific cumulative incidence, and the effect of school holidays. Using a new modelling method to account for imported cases, we have calculated the peak R during the containment phase of the pandemic as 1.55 (95% confidence interval: 1.16 to 1.86). This value is less than previously estimated in the country early in the pandemic but in line with more recent estimates in other parts of the world. Results also indicated an increase in the proportion of notifications among school-age children after the school holiday (3-19 July 2009). This finding provides support for the potential effectiveness of timely school closures, although such disruptive interventions need to be balanced against the severity of the pandemic.
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- S Paine
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Wallaceville, New Zealand.
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Paine S, Mercer GN, Kelly PM, Bandaranayake D, Baker MG, Huang QS, Mackereth G, Bissielo A, Glass K, Hope V. Transmissibility of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in New Zealand: effective reproduction number and influence of age, ethnicity and importations. Euro Surveill 2010. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.15.24.19591-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- S Paine
- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Wallaceville, New Zealand
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Wallaceville, New Zealand
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- University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Wallaceville, New Zealand
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- Investigation and Diagnostic Centre, Biosecurity New Zealand, Wallaceville, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Wallaceville, New Zealand
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease, Wallaceville, New Zealand
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Rogers N, Paine S, Bedford L, Layfield R. Review: the ubiquitin-proteasome system: contributions to cell death or survival in neurodegeneration. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2010; 36:113-24. [PMID: 20202119 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2010.01063.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The significance of the accumulation of ubiquitin-positive intraneuronal inclusions in the brains of those affected with different neurodegenerative diseases is currently unclear. While one interpretation is that the disease mechanism(s) involves dysfunction of an ubiquitin-mediated process, such as the ubiquitin-proteasome system, the inclusions are also found in surviving neurones, suggesting a possible neuroprotective role. Here we review recent evidence in support of these seemingly opposing notions gleaned from cell and animal models as well as investigations of patient samples, with particular emphasis on studies relevant to Parkinson's disease.
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- N Rogers
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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Baker MG, Wilson N, Huang QS, Paine S, Lopez L, Bandaranayake D, Tobias M, Mason K, Mackereth GF, Jacobs M, Thornley C, Roberts S, McArthur C. Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in New Zealand: the experience from April to August 2009. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 14. [PMID: 19712648 DOI: 10.2807/ese.14.34.19319-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Following the detection of imported cases of pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v on 25 April 2009, New Zealand implemented containment measures that appeared to slow establishment of the pandemic during May. The pandemic accelerated markedly in June, reaching a peak within four to six weeks, and has been declining since mid-July. By 23 August there had been 3,179 recorded cases (97.8% reported as confirmed), including 972 hospitalisations, 114 intensive care admissions, and 16 deaths. Influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance in general practice suggests that 7.5% (95% CI: 3.4-11.2) of the population of New Zealand had symptomatic infection, giving a case fatality ratio of 0.005%. Hospitalisations were markedly higher for Māori (age standardised relative risk (RR)=3.0, 95% CI: 2.9-3.2) and Pacific peoples (RR=6.7, 95% CI: 6.2-7.1) compared with Europeans and others. The apparent decline of the pandemic (shown by all surveillance systems) cannot be fully explained. New Zealand remains in the middle of its traditional influenza season, the influenza A(H1N1)v virus appears relatively infectious, and we estimate that only about 11% of the population have been infected by this novel agent.
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- M G Baker
- University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Hedlund B, Paine S, Smith CM, Raines J, Morrison WT, Adams J. Hemoglobin Minneapolis-Laos [β-118 (GH1) Phe→Tyr] A New Hemoglobin Variant with Normal Functional Properties. Hemoglobin 2009; 8:75-8. [PMID: 6547119 DOI: 10.3109/03630268408996962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Nurnberg HG, Fava M, Gelenberg AJ, Hensley PL, Paine S. Open-label sildenafil treatment of partial and non-responders to double-blind treatment in men with antidepressant-associated sexual dysfunction. Int J Impot Res 2006; 19:167-75. [PMID: 16871270 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fifty partial and non-responders (Clinical Global Impression-Sexual Function (CGI-SF) score>2), out of 76 men who completed a 6-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of sildenafil treatment for serotonergic antidepressant-associated sexual dysfunction, were eligible for an additional 6-week trial of open-label sildenafil (50 mg adjustable to 100 mg) under the same protocol, with blind maintained to initial assignment. Participation (double-blind and open-label) required major depressive disorder in remission (MDD-R) and continuing antidepressant medication. Forty-three entered open-label study: 16/17 initially randomized to sildenafil (sildenafil/sildenafil) and 27/33 initially randomized to placebo (placebo/sildenafil). Thirty-five of 43 (81%) achieved full response (CGI-SF<or=2): placebo/sildenafil 23/27 (85%); sildenafil/sildenafil 12/16 (75%); P<0.0001 for changes and P=0.4 between groups. Secondary measures of erectile function and overall satisfaction improved in both groups (P<0.03). Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores improved (placebo/sildenafil; P<or=0.05) or remained stable (sildenafil/sildenafil). In men with MDD-R who maintained antidepressant adherence, 81% of double-blind partial and non-responders treated with open-label sildenafil responded fully.
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- H G Nurnberg
- 1Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131-52886, USA.
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Tentori F, Paine S, Stidley C, Brown R, Zager P. 321 CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS ARE VASCULAR ACCESS ABLE TO DELIVER ADEQUATE DIALYSIS DOSE. J Investig Med 2004. [DOI: 10.1136/jim-52-suppl1-321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Gurau I, Bobelu A, Brennan B, Gonzales M, Shah V, Narva A, Paine S, Stidley C, Zager P. 324 HEAVY METAL EXPOSURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH LEVELS OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β IN ZUNI INDIANS. J Investig Med 2004. [DOI: 10.1136/jim-52-suppl1-324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Uhlenhuth EH, Matuzas W, Warner TD, Paine S, Lydiard RB, Pollack MH. Do antidepressants selectively suppress spontaneous (unexpected) panic attacks? A replication. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2000; 20:622-7. [PMID: 11106133 DOI: 10.1097/00004714-200012000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to test the following interrelated hypotheses in a larger sample by attempting to replicate supportive results from a small therapeutic study: (1) the pathogenesis of panic disorder includes at least two identifiable components: a biological component represented by spontaneous (unexpected) panic attacks, and a cognitive component represented by situational attacks and especially by phobias; (2) these components respond differently to treatment; (3) many biological processes respond to an effective intervention in proportion to their deviance from "normal" prior to treatment ("Law of Initial Value"); and (4) the response of spontaneous panic attacks to an effective treatment conforms to that model. Previously, the authors reanalyzed an 8-week therapeutic study of panic disorder that included groups treated with placebo and with imipramine (225 mg daily). The criteria of response were spontaneous panic attacks (biological component), situational panic attacks (both components), and agoraphobia ratings (cognitive component). The analyses compared the regression lines for posttreatment status on pretreatment status in the imipramine and placebo groups. The effect of imipramine on spontaneous panic attacks fitted the hypothesized model: the pre-post slope in the placebo group was approximately 1 (45 degrees), whereas the slope in the imipramine group was approximately 0. There was no significant difference in pre-post slopes between the imipramine and placebo groups for situational panic attacks or agoraphobia ratings. For this report, the authors applied the same approach to another larger data set from a study using a similar design, but a different antidepressant. In this multicenter, double-blind study, patients with panic disorder were randomly assigned to receive 10 weeks of treatment with placebo (N = 78) or fluoxetine 10 mg (N = 84) or 20 mg (N = 81) daily. Spontaneous and situational panic attacks were registered in a daily diary, and agoraphobia was rated at each visit. Using baseline and endpoint data, fluoxetine had a statistically significant, dose-dependent, suppressive effect on spontaneous panic attacks, as measured by the pre-post slopes in the three treatment groups. The placebo group showed some response (slope = 0.69). There were no significant drug effects on situational panic attacks. On ratings of agoraphobia, the slopes in the placebo and the fluoxetine 20 mg groups did not differ, but the slope in the fluoxetine 10 mg group was significantly less than that in the placebo group, suggesting a therapeutic drug effect on agoraphobia only at the lower dose. These results are consistent with the stated hypotheses. They suggest that the therapeutic effects of antidepressants on panic disorder may be due primarily to the specific suppression of spontaneous panic attacks among patients with high baseline pathologic findings. Implications of these results for concepts of pathogenesis, clinical practice, and therapeutic research regarding panic disorder are discussed.
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- E H Uhlenhuth
- Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131, USA.
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C'de Baca J, Lapham SC, Paine S, Skipper BJ. Victim impact panels: who is sentenced to attend? Does attendance affect recidivism of first-time DWI offenders? Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2000; 24:1420-6. [PMID: 11003209 DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2000.tb02112.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Victim Impact Panels (VIPs) have been implemented widely in the United States by judges as a deterrent to drinking and driving, but there is little evidence of their utility in preventing recidivism. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to examine judges' referral patterns to the VIPs among a multiethnic population of convicted first-time driving while impaired (DWI) offenders and to compare 5-year recidivism rates of those mandated and not mandated to attend the VIP. METHODS Study participants included 5,238 convicted first-time DWI offenders who were referred to a screening program in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, and who completed a personal interview with a master's-level counselor between April 1989 and October 1995. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate judges' preferences in mandating offenders to attend a VIP. The percent of subjects reoffending in the 5 years following their referral for screening was calculated by standard life-table analyses. Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to test the effects of known independent predictors for recidivism. Separate models were developed for the entire population, non-Hispanic offenders, and Hispanic/Mexican national subgroups. RESULTS Female judges who regularly adjudicated DWI offenders were more likely to refer offenders to a VIP. Judges were less likely to refer men and offenders with less than 12 years of education and an unknown arrest blood alcohol concentration (BAC), and of Hispanic/Mexican national or other race/ ethnicity. Judges were more likely to refer unmarried offenders to a VIP. After controlling for multiple risk factors, referral to VIP was not a strong predictor of recidivism in Hispanic and non-Hispanic ethnic groups, with 95% confidence limits ranging from 0.8 to 1.0, compared to those not referred. CONCLUSIONS Female judges were more likely than male judges to refer offenders to a VIP, and referral patterns varied by offender characteristics. The VIP referral did not increase rearrest rates but lowered them marginally to not at all. This study should be followed up with a randomized design to control for referral patterns and to further define the impact of mandating offenders to the VIP.
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- J C'de Baca
- Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109, USA.
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Hollifield M, Paine S, Tuttle L, Kellner R. Hypochondriasis, somatization, and perceived health and utilization of health care services. Psychosomatics 1999; 40:380-6. [PMID: 10479942 DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3182(99)71202-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The authors determined the different effects of hypochondriasis and somatization on health perceptions, health status, and service utilization in a primary care population. The subjects with hypochondriacal responses (HR) on the Illness Attitudes Scales or high somatic concern (HSC) on the Symptom Questionnaire had a worse perception of health and variably used more health services than the control subjects, even though the HR and HSC subjects had the same level of chronic medical disorders. Regression analyses determined that somatization contributed more to negative health perception and service utilization than did hypochondriasis, although an interaction between the two contributed to the use of psychiatric care. The authors discuss the boundary between hypochondriasis and somatization for its implications for research and clinical practice.
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- M Hollifield
- Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131, USA
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Better definition of the boundary between hypochondriasis and somatization was determined by measuring attitudes to self and personality dimensions associated with these syndromes. In this study, the primary care patients with hypochondriacal responses (HR) on the Illness Attitudes Scales or high somatic concern (HSC) on the Symptom Questionnaire had more negative attitudes to self and more psychological distress than the matched group of primary care control subjects. The HR subjects were different from the non-HR subjects on two of five personality domains on the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO)-Five-Factor Inventory, and the HSC subjects were different from the non-HSC subjects on four of five NEO domains. Analysis of variance demonstrated that somatization explained most of the variance in attitudes, personality, and psychological distress, but hypochondriasis uniquely contributed only to thanatophobia. The authors discuss the boundary between hypochondriasis and somatization and offer a descriptive model of this relationship.
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- M Hollifield
- Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131, USA
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BACKGROUND The AT&T was developed from a perspective which proposes that panic disorder with agoraphobia arises from interaction between a specific biological predisposition, expressed in spontaneous panic attacks, and a general anxiety-prone cognitive style. Many items of the original AT&T, a putative measure of the cognitive component, were complex and ambiguous; and normative data were not available. METHOD In this research, the items were simplified and clarified. A community sample of northern New Mexico Hispanics and geographically matched non-Hispanic whites was identified from an earlier epidemiological study. The sample included 151 Anglos and 168 Hispanics; 98 respondents aged 18-34, 75 aged 35-49, 69 aged 50-64, and 77 aged 65 or more; and 111 men and 208 women. RESULTS Factor analysis produced one major factor with high loadings from the 15 negatively worded items, that accounted for about 41% of the total variation in the 15 items. The mean major factor score for Anglos was 1.65 with a standard deviation of 0.48, and for Hispanics was 1.76+/-0.52. F = 4.17, df = 1/311, P < 0.05, and effect size d = 0.22. There were no significant age or gender effects. Item analysis of the major factor produced item/total correlations from 0.49 to 0.68 and a Cronbach's alpha of 0.91. In a separate clinical sample of 30 patients with panic disorder, the test-retest correlation of the major factor at baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment was 0.75. In the community sample, the correlations of the major factor with anxiety-related clusters of the SCL-90 were: Somatization, 0.36; Anxiety, 0.53: and Phobia, 0.44. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS We recommend that the AT&T be reduced to the 15 items of its major factor, and we supply quantiles and moments based on the full community sample of 319 as a standard of comparison. Further research with the AT&T in clinical samples of patients with anxiety disorders is ongoing.
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- E H Uhlenhuth
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131, USA
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OBJECTIVE The study examined functional impairment associated with psychological distress and severity of medical illness in a rural primary care population and explored how functional impairment varied with psychological distress and chronic medical illness. METHODS Fifty-eight patients recruited from three rural primary care clinics completed the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Typology of Psychic Distress (PsyDis). The chronic disease score, a measure of the severity of chronic medical illness, was calculated from data on use of prescription medications over a six-month period. T tests were used to determine the level of functional impairment associated with various levels of psychological distress and medical illness. Regression analyses were used to determine the proportion of variance in impairment that was explained by level of psychological distress and severity of medical illness. RESULTS High levels of psychological distress explained the variance in impairment in several domains measured by the SF-36, including general health, social functioning, emotional role, and mental health, whereas a high level of severity of chronic medical illness explained the variance in impairment in physical functioning. Both high psychological distress and high severity of chronic medical illness explained the variance in impairment in vitality, and neither variable explained variance in impairment in physical role or bodily pain. CONCLUSIONS In this rural outpatient primary care population, functional impairment was explained more by psychological distress than by severity of medical illness. Decreasing the burden of psychological distress among primary care patients may improve functioning.
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- A Thurston-Hicks
- Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque 87131, USA
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Lee MG, Baker ME, Sostman HD, Spritzer CE, Paine S, Paulson EK, Keogan MT. The diagnostic accuracy/efficacy of MRI in differentiating hepatic hemangiomas from metastatic colorectal/breast carcinoma: a multiple reader ROC analysis using a jackknife technique. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1996; 20:905-13. [PMID: 8933789 DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199611000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Our purpose was to determine the diagnostic accuracy efficacy of a simple MR technique in differentiating hepatic hemangiomas from colorectal or breast metastases using a multiple reader method. METHOD Thirty-seven cases with confirmed hepatic hemangiomas and 115 with confirmed hepatic metastases (colon primary, n = 86; breast primary, n = 29) evaluated with MRI at 1.5 T were retrospectively collected. A single lesion in a single slice from each patient was randomly selected; the images were masked and then were interpreted in random order by five separate readers blinded to the diagnosis using a five point diagnostic scale (from definite hemangioma to definite metastasis). Morphologic characteristics of lesion margin, signal intensity relative to other structures, and internal architecture (homogeneous versus heterogeneous) were also assessed independently of the five point diagnostic scale. Three of the readers had > 8 years of experience, while the other two had 1 and 3 years. The diagnostic scale results were subjected to receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis using a jackknife method. kappa-Statistics were applied to assess interreader agreement in the morphologic characteristics. A logistic regression model was used to determine which characteristics predicted pathology and reader diagnosis. RESULTS ROC analysis showed the average area under the curve over all readers was (0.91 (0.89-0.93 95% confidence interval) (p < 0.0001). An analysis of variance showed no significant difference between the areas under the curves of each reader (p = 0.6433). When the definite and probable categories for hemangioma and metastasis were combined, the sensitivity/specificity for the diagnosis of hemangioma ranged from 57 to 73%/91 to 97%. The positive/negative predictive value ranged from 72 to 84%/87 to 91%. For the morphologic assessment, there was significant agreement between the readers (p < 0.0001-0.0037). A sharp margin and lesion signal equal to or greater than CSF predicted the presence of a hemangioma (p = 0.0148 and p < 0.0001, respectively). A sharp margin, lesion signal equal to or greater than CSF, and a homogeneous internal architecture all predicted the reader diagnosis of definitely or probably hemangioma. CONCLUSION For multiple readers, T2-weighted SE MRI alone is a very specific method for distinguishing hemangiomas from metastatic colon or breast carcinoma. Morphologic characteristics of a sharp margin and a high signal predict the presence of a hemangioma. Last, reader experience does not appear to have a significant effect on the specificity.
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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Hoffman JM, Hanson MW, Welsh KA, Earl N, Paine S, Delong D, Coleman RE. Interpretation variability of 18FDG-positron emission tomography studies in dementia. Invest Radiol 1996; 31:316-22. [PMID: 8761863 DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199606000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Functional imaging studies such as 18F-fluoro-18-labeled-deoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (18FDG-PET) are being used increasingly in the evaluation of patients with dementia. The authors evaluate inter- and intraobserver interpretation agreement in a diverse group of patients with clinically diagnosed dementia and subjective memory complaints, as well as two healthy control subjects. METHODS Ninety-six patients with clinical diagnoses of probable Alzheimer's disease (n = 18), possible Alzheimer's disease (n = 33), dementia (n = 26), and mild memory impairment (n = 17), as well as two healthy control subjects were studied using 18FDG-PET. Three observers graded all studies for regional 18FDG uptake in the temporal, parietal, and frontal regions bilaterally. The studies also were interpreted for the presence of bilateral temporoparietal hypometabolism, which typically is present in Alzheimer's disease. The kappa statistic was used to determine intra- and interobserver agreement for regional 18FDG uptake and bilateral temporoparietal hypometabolism. RESULTS There was excellent intraobserver (kappa = .56, P < 0.0005) and interobserver (kappa = .51, P < 0.0005) interpretation agreement for bilateral temporoparietal hypometabolism. There also was excellent intraobserver (kappa = .61, P < 0.000) and interobserver (kappa = .55, P < 0.000) interpretation agreement of regional 18FDG uptake. Interobserver agreement was extremely high in those patients who were considered clinically to have possible (kappa = .42, P < 0.001) or probable (kappa = .42, P < 0.01) Alzheimer's disease. CONCLUSIONS Results confirm that bilateral temporoparietal hypometabolism is the metabolic abnormality associated with the diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, intra- and interobserver agreement of visual interpretation of 18FDG-PET images indicates that 18FDG-PET is acceptable as an imaging technique in the clinical evaluation of the dementia patient.
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- Section of Nuclear Medicine, Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Patz EF, Fidler J, Knelson M, Paine S, Goodman P. Significance of percutaneous needle biopsy in patients with multiple pulmonary nodules and a single known primary malignancy. Chest 1995; 107:601-4. [PMID: 7874924 DOI: 10.1378/chest.107.3.601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the necessity of percutaneous lung biopsy in patients with a single known primary malignancy and multiple pulmonary nodules. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary care university hospital. RESULTS We reviewed all percutaneous lung biopsy specimens over a 6-year period. One hundred forty-six patients with a single known primary malignancy and multiple pulmonary nodules had biopsies performed up to 19 years following diagnosis of the primary neoplasm. One hundred thirty-seven biopsy specimens (93.8%) were positive for metastases. Eight patients (5.5%) had a nondiagnostic biopsy specimen; however, subsequent imaging studies and the clinical course strongly suggested diffuse metastatic disease. One patient (< 1%) with breast carcinoma developed nodules 3 years after initial diagnosis and had resolution without a definitive diagnosis or therapy. CONCLUSION Patients with a single known primary malignancy and multiple pulmonary nodules who present for percutaneous needle biopsy will have pulmonary metastases in the vast majority of cases. Biopsy in these patients rarely changes the clinical course as other diagnoses are rarely established.
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- E F Patz
- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Sostman HD, Coleman RE, DeLong DM, Newman GE, Paine S. Evaluation of revised criteria for ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. Radiology 1994; 193:103-7. [PMID: 8090877 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.193.1.8090877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the accuracy of the revised PIOPED (Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis) criteria for categorization of ventilation-perfusion lung scans and to compare the diagnostic accuracy of the revised criteria with that of the original PIOPED criteria and subjective probability estimates. MATERIALS AND METHODS The ventilation-perfusion scans of 104 consecutive patients with suspected pulmonary embolism were reviewed. All patients had also undergone pulmonary angiography. The scans were categorized according to the original and revised PIOPED criteria, and a "gestalt" percent probability estimate was made. In addition, the official clinical interpretation (made with the original PIOPED criteria) was recorded. RESULTS The gestalt percent probability estimate was the most accurate for assessing the likelihood of pulmonary embolism (area under the receiver operating characteristic [ROC] curve = 0.836). The revised PIOPED criteria (area under the ROC curve = 0.753) were more accurate than the original PIOPED criteria. CONCLUSION The revised PIOPED criteria are more accurate than the original PIOPED criteria. Experienced readers of lung scans can achieve higher accuracy after applying formal criteria by using their experience and subjective judgment.
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Heinz R, Ferris N, Lee EK, Radtke R, Crain B, Hoffman JM, Hanson M, Paine S, Friedman A. MR and positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of surgically correctable temporal lobe epilepsy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994; 15:1341-8. [PMID: 7976947 PMCID: PMC8332451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the association of an MR abnormality and a positron emission tomography (PET) abnormality with a good outcome in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy after lobectomy, the association of combined PET and MR findings with good outcomes after lobectomy, and MR and PET pathologic correlation. METHODS MR and PET were performed on 27 patients in a blinded study. Histologic studies were correlated with foci of increased T2 signal. RESULTS Increased signal or decreased volume of the hippocampus was noted in 13 of 15 patients with mesial temporal sclerosis. Twelve of 15 had positive PET findings. MR identified 20 (83%) of the 24 patients with good outcomes. PET identified 71%. When MR and PET were combined, they detected 95% of the patients with good outcome. Region of interest measurements of the hippocampus in 11 study patients and 7 control subjects documented a significant increase in signal in the patients with seizures. Histologic correlative studies demonstrated that increased T2 signals related to astrocytosis in the hippocampus and adjacent white matter. CONCLUSIONS MR (increased signal and decreased volume of the hippocampus) significantly improved the capability to identify those persons who would be helped by lobectomy. MR sensitivity exceeded that of PET.
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Paine S. A report of the findings of a 1-year study of the waiting times among patients attending an accident and emergency department. Accid Emerg Nurs 1994; 2:130-3. [PMID: 7953843 DOI: 10.1016/0965-2302(94)90158-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The aim of this study was to enable a research-based standard to be set in relation to waiting times. This would be in accordance with the recommendations of the Patient's Charter (Department of Health 1992). The study was undertaken with the cooperation of the staff of the Accident and Emergency (A & E) department, within an acute unit in the Oxford region. Between 1 January and 31 December 1992 a random sample of 230 casualty cards were drawn and analyzed. Analysis showed that 90.5% of patients in the sample were assessed by a nurse at or within 10 minutes of arrival, and 83.25% of patients in the sample were seen by the doctor at or within 60 minutes of arrival.
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Lowe VJ, Hoffman JM, Hanson MW, Paine S, Massey EW, Jordan LK, Gray L, Moon RE, Coleman RE. Cerebral imaging of decompression injury patients with 18-F-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Undersea Hyperb Med 1994; 21:103-113. [PMID: 8061553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The objective assessment of the extent of cerebral insult and the effects of therapy in decompression injury patients has proven to be difficult by most imaging modalities. In this pilot study we evaluated the ability of 18-F-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) to identify metabolic brain abnormalities in decompression injury patients. Twenty-two patients who were evaluated at our institution for decompression accidents were evaluated with FDG-PET. Four of the 22 patients had no neurologic symptoms and no neurologic findings on clinical exam at the time of the FDG-PET study. No statistically significant correlations were found between the presence of symptoms and the demonstration of abnormalities on the PET study and no statistically significant correlation was found between the location of the decompression injury and the demonstration of abnormalities on the PET study. We conclude that FDG-PET imaging of the brain cannot reliably identify cerebral abnormalities in patients with decompression injuries and would be of limited benefit for monitoring therapy in patients with decompression illness.
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- V J Lowe
- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27707
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Schifter T, Hoffman JM, Hanson MW, Boyko OB, Beam C, Paine S, Schold SC, Burger PC, Coleman RE. Serial FDG-PET studies in the prediction of survival in patients with primary brain tumors. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1993; 17:509-61. [PMID: 8392523 DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199307000-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study examines the changes in tumor [18F]fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on serial FDG-PET studies and the ability of serial FDG-PET studies to predict survival in patients with treated and untreated primary brain tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study population included 20 patients with primary brain tumors. Changes in FDG uptake over time were visually assessed and correlated with clinical course and survival. RESULTS Although little change in FDG uptake was noted for individual patients, high average FDG uptake (greater than or equal to gray matter) on serial studies was associated with shorter survival. Patients with persistently low FDG uptake (less than gray matter) survived significantly longer than patients with persistently high FDG uptake (p = 0.007). CONCLUSION Serial evaluation of metabolic activity with PET may provide more accurate prognostic information than a single FDG uptake determination in patients with primary brain tumors.
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- Section of Nuclear Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Paine S. Supplies, supplies. Health Serv J 1993; 103:32. [PMID: 10126580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Gulliver DJ, Edmunds S, Baker ME, Paine S, Baillie J, Cotton PB, Rice RP. Stent placement for benign pancreatic diseases: correlation between ERCP findings and clinical response. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1992; 159:751-5. [PMID: 1529836 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.159.4.1529836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We performed a study to determine if the appearance of the pancreatic duct on ERCP before and after placement of pancreatic duct stents correlates with the therapeutic response in patients treated for impaired pancreatic drainage. MATERIALS AND METHODS Findings in 29 consecutive patients with a variety of benign pancreatic diseases in whom pancreatic stents were placed and subsequently removed within a 3-year period were reviewed retrospectively. Early (1-5 days) and late (1-3 months) clinical outcomes after stent placement were assessed. These findings were correlated with a blinded interpretation of ERCP findings (Cambridge criteria were used) before and after stent placement. RESULTS ERCP findings before stent placement were normal in 10 patients. At the end of stent therapy, ERCP showed changes associated with chronic pancreatitis in all 10; five had focal narrowing at the tip of the stent. Subsequent ERCP studies in five of these 10 patients showed that ductal changes induced by stents diminished after stent removal. Of the 19 patients with abnormal findings on ERCP at the time of stent placement, ERCP at the end of stent therapy showed some improvement in seven patients, no change in eight, and deterioration in four. Changes seen on ERCP had no statistically significant correlation with clinical outcome (p = .36). CONCLUSION Our findings show that pancreatic duct stents can induce abnormalities on ERCP indicative of chronic pancreatitis. However, diminution of these abnormalities after stent removal in some patients suggests that these changes may be due to edema rather than to fibrosis. Ductal changes seen on ERCP are not a useful guide for determining the degree of response to pancreatic stents.
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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